New X-Men trailer: How will new film stack up to previous ones?

That sound you just heard was the collective minds of comic book nerds everywhere blowing.

The first teaser for ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past” has been released and it’s a metaphorical orgy of mutant superheroes that even ‘The Avengers’ didn’t attempt. The film essentially unites the cast of the original X-Men series of movies with the cast of ‘X-Men: First Class” – meaning there are past and present versions of every major character.

Two Wolverines.

Two Magnetos.

Two Professor Xs.

One Halle Berry.

Many blown minds.

The film is slated to open May 23, 2014, but that got me, as the unofficial film critic of this blog, hungry to declare now where the previous X-Men movies rank. So, here it is:

The List: X-Men Movies (to date)

1. X-Men First Class (2011)

Rotten Tomatoes rating: 87%

I’m a sucker for origin films and this is one of the best. The superb cast, led by James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender, are the main reasons I’ll be at ‘Days of Future Past’ on opening weekend.

2. X-Men (2000)

Rotten Tomatoes rating: 82%

What made the original so fun was how low expectations were in non-comic book circles. Of all the films in the series, this one had the best story to tell.

3. X2: X-Men United (2003)

Rotten Tomatoes rating: 87%

A very worthy sequel. It feels like (and is) a bigger budget movie than the original, but in a good way.